# fmfkid's honda civic

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmfkids-honda-civic/181018>\
**Category:** Builds\
**Created:** [March 16, 2006, 7:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmfkids-honda-civic/181018 "2006-03-16T19:32:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![fmfkid250](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fmfkid250/32/5973_2.png) [@fmfkid250](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fmfkid250)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 7:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmfkids-honda-civic/181018/1 "2006-03-16T19:32:48Z")

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The story, bought 3 years ago of someguy who bought it new, the car had 113,000 miles with the typical honda cancer.  
![[http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/joe](http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/joe) 1.JPG]([http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/joe](http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/joe) 1.JPG)  
#1 motor - stocker  
#2 motor - b20 ls/VTEC  
12.5:1 with crower rods  
crower 403’s  
homeade ITB’s  
this motor dident last very long, due to lack of fuel i was a complete newb for the most part  
![[http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/joe](http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/joe) 2.JPG]([http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/joe](http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/joe) 2.JPG)  
![[http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/joe](http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/joe) 4.JPG]([http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/joe](http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/joe) 4.JPG)  
![[http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/joe](http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/joe) 6.JPG]([http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/joe](http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/joe) 6.JPG)  
#3 motor stock b18c1 with homeade itb’s  
i bought the motor off of hycomp, with got it off of hybrid a few years back.  
this motor was fun i never tuned it what so ever.  
my et was 14.0 @101mph with this setup on junk for tires and no track experance.  
![[http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/joe](http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/joe) 7.jpg]([http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/joe](http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/joe) 7.jpg)

![[http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/joe](http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/joe) 8.JPG]([http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/joe](http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/joe) 8.JPG)  
![[http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/joe](http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/joe) 9.JPG]([http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/joe](http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/joe) 9.JPG)  
#4 motor d15 vx motor vs 8.5 psi

i did this over winter to get ahold of boost and see what it could do i built a turbo kit for under $30 with some freebee value  
it was every bit of a 13.0 but again dident last very long (head gasket)  
integra dash swap  
![[http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/joe](http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/joe) 3.JPG]([http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/joe](http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/joe) 3.JPG)

#5 motor b18b for a while it was all motor just having fun with. super fun car to mess around with. then i added the turbo. this is truely the biggest bang for your buck setup, lasted 3 months of abuse in the winter then i broke a rod  
 ![http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/2.123.JPG](http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/2.123.JPG)  
 ![http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/4.2.JPG](http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/4.2.JPG)  
#6 motor b18b under 10psi went 11.87@118 and had alot of fun at the flashlight drags till i spun a bearing in time  
 ![http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/joe4.JPG](http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/joe4.JPG)  
 ![http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/joe3.JPG](http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/joe3.JPG)

#7 motor b18a under 10 psi hybrid dyno day and a few 11 sec runs on this motor  
#8 motor was a stock sleeved ls/vtec motor with forged pistons and rods under 15psi  
![[http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/joe](http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/joe) 5.JPG]([http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/joe](http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/joe) 5.JPG)  
i had a few head gasket problems for one reason or another the block i was useing had well over 170,000 miles on it.  
my et with this set up was 11.53@126.xx on street tires with a few back to back 11.5’s untill my motor mounts started to give. in time i ended up cracking a sleeve.  
 ![http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/DSC01516.JPG](http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/DSC01516.JPG)  
 ![http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/DSC01515.JPG](http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/DSC01515.JPG)  
 ![http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/DSC01510.JPG](http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/DSC01510.JPG)  
 ![http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/DSC01508.JPG](http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/DSC01508.JPG)  
thew 8 motors i have tested, won a good bit of money, and learned a ton of stuff and had a car i drove around EVERYDAY and everywhere.  
the motor i am building now is this

block b18c1  
GE sleeved 84mm  
rods crower  
pistons TBA  
with a gsr head  
South flordia perfromance manifold (yes it cracks and i weld it all the time)  
turbonetics t3/60-1 ( i dont know other specs)  
jonhnyracecar ic (prob gonna change)  
880cc injectors  
pro drove spool  
GM 3 bar  
Tuning with crome pro  
thats about it, simple and effective

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**Author:** ![tjZ28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de0a6/32.png) [@tjZ28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tjZ28)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 7:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmfkids-honda-civic/181018/2 "2006-03-16T19:42:30Z")

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8 motors in 3 years… holy chit!!! Good luck w/ the new one. Great times too.

-TJ

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**Author:** ![fmfkid250](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fmfkid250/32/5973_2.png) [@fmfkid250](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fmfkid250)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmfkids-honda-civic/181018/3 "2006-03-16T19:45:29Z")

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more like 11 or so, give or take im going to try and get more pics up

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**Author:** ![flyinglow57](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/flyinglow57/32/5978_2.png) [@flyinglow57](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/flyinglow57)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmfkids-honda-civic/181018/4 "2006-03-16T19:45:35Z")

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awesome car. smokes alot. when i was behind you on my bike comin thru s.park.

keep it up. need pics of bike.

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**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 4:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmfkids-honda-civic/181018/5 "2006-03-17T04:05:56Z")

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nice,u better come out strong this year!!!:boink

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**Author:** ![slowcamaro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slowcamaro/32/5975_2.png) [@slowcamaro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slowcamaro)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 4:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmfkids-honda-civic/181018/6 "2006-03-17T04:15:41Z")

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its a nice looking car if you fixed the crinkle in the door and fender

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**Author:** ![Quik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/quik/32/5979_2.png) [@Quik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quik)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 4:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmfkids-honda-civic/181018/7 "2006-03-17T04:35:51Z")

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its nice seeing junkyard parts going fast. it pisses ppl off that have big dollars and big name parts in their combos

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**Author:** ![ZEX350Z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/87869e/32.png) [@ZEX350Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZEX350Z)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 6:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmfkids-honda-civic/181018/8 "2006-03-17T06:01:31Z")

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nice pics…don’t blow the new motor up till i get a ride in it 😉

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**Author:** ![PARKBENCH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8dc957/32.png) [@PARKBENCH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PARKBENCH)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 6:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmfkids-honda-civic/181018/9 "2006-03-17T06:07:23Z")

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fast and cheap right?

impressive

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**Author:** ![T70\_Tsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@T70\_Tsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/T70_Tsi)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 6:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmfkids-honda-civic/181018/10 "2006-03-17T06:24:26Z")

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i love the car dont’ get me wrong…but i’ve only gone through 2 motors and i’ve had the talon twice as long as you…so no more dsm motor reliability crap 😉

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**Author:** ![fmfkid250](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fmfkid250/32/5973_2.png) [@fmfkid250](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fmfkid250)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 6:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmfkids-honda-civic/181018/11 "2006-03-17T06:34:17Z")

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> [@T70\_Tsi](#):
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> i love the car dont’ get me wrong…but i’ve only gone through 2 motors and i’ve had the talon twice as long as you…so no more dsm motor reliability crap 😉

hahaha. i abuse them hands down you gotta remember also this was daily driven for 3 years how many miles did u put on the dsm?

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**Author:** ![T70\_Tsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@T70\_Tsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/T70_Tsi)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 6:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmfkids-honda-civic/181018/12 "2006-03-17T06:36:18Z")

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i put 60k on the 2nd motor which had 50 when i got it, car car OD reads 200k miles (100k of those i put on it) also the talon was daily driven for 5 years

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**Author:** ![bgblockelcamino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bgblockelcamino/32/5997_2.png) [@bgblockelcamino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bgblockelcamino)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 7:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmfkids-honda-civic/181018/13 "2006-03-17T07:54:30Z")

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can’t wait to see it run this year. keep up the good work joe

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**Author:** ![fmfkid250](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fmfkid250/32/5973_2.png) [@fmfkid250](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fmfkid250)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmfkids-honda-civic/181018/14 "2006-03-17T12:36:47Z")

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![http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/DSC00008.JPG](http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/DSC00008.JPG)  
aww shit

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**Author:** ![STEELCITYEVO8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@STEELCITYEVO8](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/STEELCITYEVO8)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 10:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmfkids-honda-civic/181018/15 "2006-03-18T10:12:38Z")

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now that is a nice pic

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmfkids-honda-civic/181018/16 "2006-03-18T12:04:10Z")

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> [@fmfkid250](#):
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> aww shit

joe if you crack one of those just give it up. when are we goin to get that door

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**Author:** ![FourGee6Tee3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b5ac83/32.png) [@FourGee6Tee3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FourGee6Tee3)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 1:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmfkids-honda-civic/181018/17 "2006-03-18T13:20:09Z")

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:bigthumb: Lookin good Padre

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**Author:** ![fmfkid250](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fmfkid250/32/5973_2.png) [@fmfkid250](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fmfkid250)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 1:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmfkids-honda-civic/181018/18 "2006-03-18T13:25:08Z")

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> [@BoostedITR41](#):
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> joe if you crack one of those just give it up. when are we goin to get that door

haha that block is sick…what are u duin on sunday?

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**Author:** ![wrayzor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wrayzor/32/6021_2.png) [@wrayzor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/wrayzor)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2006, 2:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmfkids-honda-civic/181018/19 "2006-03-18T14:25:40Z")

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looks sweet man cant wait to see it in person

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**Author:** ![Atreyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@Atreyu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Atreyu)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2006, 1:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fmfkids-honda-civic/181018/20 "2006-03-19T01:51:59Z")

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that is def sick as hell! im jealous!

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